uozuAho / note_searcher

Full-text and tag-based searching of arbitrary directories and files

Notes searcher

VS code extension for managing a collection of local text files, eg. a zettelkasten.

Features:

• full text search
• search by tags
• shortcuts for creating and linking notes

See the extension marketplace for more details.

Contributing

Requirements

• nodejs

Run tests

cd vscode
npm install
npm test

Run the extension locally

Open the vscode directory with VS code, and run the Run Extension configuration.

Build the extension locally

Run npm run build_vsix in the vscode directory.

Updating dependencies

Speedrun:

cd vscode
npm outdated
npm update
npm test
npm outdated
# if any major updates available:
npm rm [list] [of] [deps] [to] [update]
npm i -D <same list as above>
npm test
# just in case:
npm audit
# make sure it still builds:
npm run webpack

todo

• bug?
  • search for something
  • edit a doc to contain that something
  • search again
  • expected: edited doc near the top
  • actual: edited doc near the bottom
• feature: extract text to new note
• feature: make paths queryable. Eg. i want to exclude ABC from path, but not contents
• feature(s): pasting links
  • try this: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/44598894/in-a-vs-code-extension-how-can-i-be-notified-when-the-user-cuts-copies-or-paste
  • if no selected text: set cursor inside []
  • if text selected: use selected text as description. eg. 'this' becomes this
• cleanup: replace mocked/other high level tests with acceptance tests
• feature: suggest tags in search
  • not yet available: microsoft/vscode#35785
• improvement: dead links should navigate to the offending link text